THE BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAM
We invite you to join us in Business Education at Auburn University.
Here you will acquire the skills that are necessary to prepare people for work in a wide choice of
occupations in our nation's businesses.
WHAT IS A BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHER?
As a Business Education teacher, you will guide the learning process of
youth and adults who are interested in some phase of business. You will prepare high school students
for a variety of jobs in the nation's businesses. The Alabama high school business teacher instructs
students in the following general areas:
- Accounting/Computing
- Secretarial/Stenographic
- Information Processing
HOW DO YOU BECOME A BUSINESS TEACHER?
If you find business courses interesting and challenging, them you should consider the field of
business teaching. You may start your career in business at the high school, junior college, technical
college, or university level. If you have taken any business course such as typewriting/keyboarding;
Lotus 1-2-3; Database Managment, or word processing, you may already be acquiring the skills
needed to become a business teacher!
With an undergraduate degree in Business Education from the
Vocational and Adult Education Department at Auburn University, you will be
qualified to teach at the high school or vocational high school level. You will be qualified to teach
such subjects as keyboarding, word processing, microcomputer applications, business law, and
accounting.
WHAT WILL YOU STUDY?
A total of 211 hours is needed for graduation. The curriculum consists of:
- 86 hours of general course work (English, history, math science, etc)
- 40 hours of professional education courses
- 75 hours of technical business course, and
- 15 hours of internship
Either Dr. White or Dr. Ellis will be assigned as your advisor when you enter Auburn. Your Advisor
will assist you in planning your program, in registering each quarter, and with any other problems you
may encounter. The University and the College of Education have many scholastic support services
that help students.
TEACHING AS A CAREER OFFERS THESE
BENEFITS:
- Excellent starting salary.
- Interesting and challenging work.
- Excellent classroom facilities and laboratories.
- Strong state/national teacher organizations and support.
- Career Development.
- Flexibility in choice of occupations or teacher specialities.
- Chance to better your life and the lives of others.
WHAT ARE THE JOB OPPORTUNITES?
Each year in Alabama, as well as in the nation, the demand for business teachers is high. Excellent
job opportunites are available upon graduation. Each year new teachers are needed to replace those
teachers who are being promoted, retired or who have entered other work.
In addition to teaching, the Business Education graduate enjoys
numerous other employment opportunites. Employers actively seek Business
Education graduates for a variety of interesting postions including:
- Corporate Business Training,
- Administrative Support,
- Office Systems Management,
- Marketing Support Representatives,
- Public Relations, and
- Management Training Programs.
A graduate degree may qualify you to teach at the junior college or college level. In Business
Edcuation, you have the opportunity for career developement that lets you achieve your full potential
while experiencing increase earnings.
ADVANCED CAREER DEVELOPEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Once you have obtained your undergraduate degree in Business
Education, your career developement does not have to end. Graduate students in our
Department can obtain the following degrees in Business Education:
Master's Degree
- Specialist's Degree
- Doctoral Degree in Education
A graduate degree may qualify you to teach at the junior college or college level. In
Business Education, you have the opportunity for career developement
that lets you achieve your full potential while experiencing increased earnings.
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The major advisior for Business Education majors is
Dr. Bonnie White, you can e-mail Dr. Bonnie White by clicking
here or you can telephone her at 334-844-3800.